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Leatherface
The Texas Chain Saw Massacre predates Halloween by four years and effectively wrote the rulebook the slasher genre would follow, on a budget of around eighty thousand dollars and in conditions the cast have described as genuinely miserable — a Texas heatwave, a set dressed with real animal remains, and a shoot that ran long past its schedule. Tobe Hooper has said the chainsaw idea came to him in a crowded hardware store while thinking about how to get through a crowd.
- First appearance
- The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974), Bryanston Pictures
- Created by
- Tobe Hooper, Kim Henkel
- Also known as
- Bubba Sawyer, Jedidiah Sawyer
- Universe
- The Texas Chain Saw Massacre
- Appears in
- film, games, comics
Who is Leatherface?
The Texas Chain Saw Massacre predates Halloween by four years and effectively wrote the rulebook the slasher genre would follow, on a budget of around eighty thousand dollars and in conditions the cast have described as genuinely miserable — a Texas heatwave, a set dressed with real animal remains, and a shoot that ran long past its schedule. Tobe Hooper has said the chainsaw idea came to him in a crowded hardware store while thinking about how to get through a crowd. The film's reputation for extreme gore is largely undeserved; very little is shown, and the horror is carried by sound, editing and the sense of a family unit operating with its own internal logic. Leatherface himself is written as the least culpable member of that family: frightened, non-verbal, and following orders.
Leatherface: the details
- First appearance
- The Texas Chain Saw Massacre, October 1974
- Created by
- Tobe Hooper and Kim Henkel
- Predates Halloween
- Released four years before Halloween and established much of the template that followed
- Made for around $80,000
- Shot in a Texas heatwave in conditions the cast have described as genuinely punishing
- The chainsaw idea
- Hooper has said it occurred to him in a crowded hardware store while thinking about getting through the crowd
- Far less gore than its reputation
- Very little is shown on screen; the horror is carried by sound and editing
- The least culpable
- Written as frightened, non-verbal and following his family's orders rather than as the instigator
Why Leatherface endures
The film that established the slasher template four years before Halloween, and one of the most influential independent horror productions ever made.
What Leatherface looks like on a shirt
Signature motif: A mask of stitched skin, a butcher's apron, and a chainsaw
The chainsaw silhouette is the most reproducible element and identifies the property with no figure at all. Earth tones, rust and bone rather than the black-and-white register of the mask-based slashers — a distinctly different palette within horror.
The chainsaw silhouette identifies the property with no figure at all. Earth tones, rust and bone set this apart from the black-and-white register of the mask slashers. Adult sizing; distressed and grindhouse-poster treatments suit it.
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Sizes: kids to adult
Leatherface shirts are produced across the full US size range. These links run a live Amazon search filtered to each band, so they show what is genuinely in stock rather than a cached list.
| Band | Ages | US sizes | Search |
|---|---|---|---|
| Toddler | 2–4 years | 2T, 3T, 4T | Search toddler sizes |
| Kids | 4–7 years | XS (4/5), S (6/7) | Search kids sizes |
| Youth | 8–14 years | M (8), L (10/12), XL (14/16) | Search youth sizes |
| Adult | 15+ | S–3XL | Search adult sizes |
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Who has played Leatherface
| Performer | Production | Year | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gunnar Hansen | The Texas Chain Saw Massacre | 1974 | Live action |
Leatherface T-shirts: common questions
Who created Leatherface?
Leatherface was created by Tobe Hooper and Kim Henkel, first appearing in The Texas Chain Saw Massacre in 1974 (Bryanston Pictures).
What does a Leatherface T-shirt usually look like?
A mask of stitched skin, a butcher's apron, and a chainsaw. The chainsaw silhouette identifies the property with no figure at all. Earth tones, rust and bone set this apart from the black-and-white register of the mask slashers. Adult sizing; distressed and grindhouse-poster treatments suit it.
Are Leatherface T-shirts made for children?
No. Leatherface comes from work made for older audiences, so we keep the character off our kids pages even where children's sizes are manufactured.
Who has played Leatherface?
Leatherface has been played on screen by Gunnar Hansen (The Texas Chain Saw Massacre, 1974).
How much does a Leatherface T-shirt cost?
Leatherface shirts we currently track start from around $17.75 on amazon.com. Every price on this page is dated, because they move.
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